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PHOTOS: African-American cemetery preserved, reconsecrated
Quest to learn family history unearths historic African-American cemetery in disrepair in 2019. Since then work has since been done to clean, document and preserve it. The cemetery, where more than 500 African Americans and former slaves are buried, was reconsecrated during a Juneteenth celebration.
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Credit: Ben Gray
Michael Bell lays flowers on some of the few marked graves at the Pierce Chapel African Cemetery in Midland, outside of Columbus, on Monday, June 20, 2022. The cemetery was rediscovered in 2019 and work has since been done to clean, document and preserve it. The cemetery, where more than 500 African Americans and former slaves are buried, was reconsecrated during a Juneteenth celebration. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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